The Creda/Electra Mission.

[hooverzanmiele]

Back to Creda

Here's an old Creda Dryer, matches the AutoWasher near the start of the thread.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dryer-/261023923798?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Washing_Machines_Dryers_Parts_Accessories_ET&hash=item3cc63cfe56

 

[electradeluxe]

my sister in law had that dryer in her garage,it's gone now so i'm assuming it was knackered lol

 

[thelaundrylab]

Creda Updates...

Hi all just updating this thread adding further pictures of the wonderful and rare machines CREDA!

The 70s, Creda Electronic de Luxe washing machine... Find out more about these machine on Paul's amazing thread along with other Creda bonzanas, the link is provided below.[this post was last edited: 9/10/2016-06:09]

CREDA

Whilst my computer is signed in, I thought I would make a thread for the Creda brochure that I bought a while back. Its a lovely brochure and it was great to finally be able to read up on these highly elusive machines, along with their not very matching matching dryers :-) Post anything...

www.automaticwasher.org

 

[thelaundrylab]

Screen grab from Persil advert!

Creda Electronic Super de Luxe washing machine...[this post was last edited: 9/10/2016-05:58]

 

[thelaundrylab]

Creda Tumble Dryers...

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[thelaundrylab]

Creda Tumble Dryers...

Continued...[this post was last edited: 9/10/2016-06:01]

 

[thelaundrylab]

Creda Duo!

Creda One Thousand washing machine & the Creda Reverseair tumble dryer.[this post was last edited: 9/10/2016-06:02]

 

[thelaundrylab]

Creda Supaspeeds!

The Creda Supaspeeds series started emerging from around 1987... and the last series of Creda machines before Creda finally merged with Hotpoint in the mid 90s. Here is the Creda 1000 Supaspeed.[this post was last edited: 9/10/2016-05:57]

 

[thelaundrylab]

Creda 1150...

Thanks to Mike for sharing this great picture of the Creda 1150 Supaspeed! Thought it was appropriate to add it to this thread for reference.

 

[thelaundrylab]

Creda Autodry...

Until more pictures come up the pipeline, that's it for now and I shall end the last picture of the Creda Autodry tumble dryer.

 

[thelaundrylab]

Creda memorabilia!

I almost forgot... I am proud to present this Creda memorabilia I brought! Creda released a compilation album when they sold their millionth tumble dryers during the 70s as part of the companies celebration and clever marketing. The brochure was produced in 1977 which lives inside the record sleeve.

 

[candyd10_14x]

Creda 1970s

Hey Hass!!

Thank you for bringing this thread back! Since I last posted on here I managed to save a Creda 275 from a neighbours garden and I also thought I'd share this story that I'm sure many won't believe me on...

I rmemeber I think matchboxpaul saying no one has seen a square door Creda in the 2000s or so...well back in 2010, I was 13 at a car boot sale in Rhyl, North Wales near Colwyn Bay. In the back of this van was I think a dishwasher and then at the time what I assumed was a Hoover A3110, upon closer inspection I saw the CREDA badge at thought "oh, I didn't know Creda did square doors like Hoover." it was sold. It wasn't until 4 years later when I read through the thread had I realised what I had seen!! It was a 10500 Super De Luxe Electronic model because I remember it had 2 knobs on it.....hope to God it's still surviving and maybe one day it'll surface on eBay....ohhhh the gruelling pain!!!

Well thank you for the pictures, do you have any on the Creda Debonair Microns with the slanted facia or from that range as I'd like to get to know a little about that 1980s range. No rush

Brandon.

 

[aquacycle]

Thanks for sharing these, Has. Creda were always an unusual brand where I lived. Lots of Creda dryers and spinners but only the odd Supaspeed dotted around. I never knew anyone with an older washer, so these are great to see

 

[thelaundrylab]

TI Creda...

Hello Brandon, I doubt anyone would have a reason not to believe you mate and I'm glad you got to see the 'square door' Creda. I'm sure it's on most people's bucket list of the machine 'to have' for their collection, but we shall wait patiently until it does.

As for your request, the one's I've uploaded are the current picture's that I have. I don't have much Creda Microns at the moment, but I do have the advert featuring Cliff Thorburn for the Creda Micron.

Chris... as we slowly piece together Creda's history, I think their was a pattern that may have been adopted through the years where Creda may have done better at 'Marketing & Selling' their dryers oppose to their washing machine's. They did not make many washing machine's until the mid to late 70s, which gives us an indication inside the record sleeve (70s memorabilia shown above) where Creda says;

"TI Creda are proud to present you with this album of million-seller recording artistes, as a way of thanking you for the part you have played in achieving a record of another kind. Last year you helped us to sell our one millionth tumble dryer. We believe this demonstrates in a realistic manner the importance of Creda within the home laundry market. The signs are encouraging that our policy of designing appliances to meet the needs of both retailer and customer alike is working well for another Creda product-washing machines. We look forward to celebrating the sale of the one millionth Creda washing machine on the not too distant future".

I'm wondering this could be the reason we haven't seen many Creda washing machines (especially the 70s Creda machine's) popping up the surface.[this post was last edited: 9/11/2016-07:31]

 

[thelaundrylab]

Creda late 80s...

Screen grab of what looks like a Creda Washer & Dryer, the start of the Supaspeed generation?

 

[slpj]

Creda One Thousand Electronic washing machine. Model 10700

Hello all.

I joined this specifically to tell you about my Creda One Thousand Electronic washing machine. Model 10700.

It was bought new by me, sometime back in the mid 1980s when it first came out. It was bought from Alders in Croydon, along with the reversair rear venting dryer, and a stacking kit to mount the dryer on the washer. Both are still in use, but the dryer is now installed in an understairs cupboard with an outside wall for the vent hose. I am amazed at quite how long both have lasted, and just how reliable they have been. Although, I did buy them specifically because back in the 1980's when I researched which washer and dryer buy, TI Creda had a truly excellent reputation for quality and reliablity. So perhaps I shouldn't be surprised at how well they have lasted.

The dryer is still pretty much perfect and in regular use. Sadly though, I now do have to replace the washing machine.

The washing machine still works perfectly too. The paper masking tape you can see on the front of it, is only because the enamel paint is beginning to lift in a couple of places, and the tape stops this spreading. But unfortunately the washer now has very noisy drum bearings, and one of the shock absorbing spring units/legs has almost had it( the other side is still perfect though). I am unable to find a new/replacement shock/spring unit, and the bearing replacement I can find, is poor quality compared to an original part. I know this because I fitted a replacement bearing including rubber seal, about 3 years ago, and it simply hasn't lasted. Hence I can't keep using it indefinitely in case the bearing collapses. So I'm going to buy a new washer.

But I can't bring myself to simply scrap this washing machine.

Is there anybody out there with a genuine replacement drum bearings and seal, and perhaps a left hand side(looking from the front that is) shock/spring leg? (I've included a picture of the spring unit from a post on here).

Would anybody perhaps be interested in this machine for themselves? I see from previous posts that there are some restorers here. My 10700 is in pretty good condition apart from the above items. I still have the original user manual instructions that came with it.

 

[supermaticjames]

Good evening Peter,

I've sent you an email. It would be my pleasure to restore this machine as this design with the chunky chrome door is one of my favourites! Courier on standby haha!

Kind regards,

James

 

[chestermikeuk]

Creda Washer & Dryer

Hi Peter a warm welcome to the madhouse, as you can see many of us are Creda enthusiasts through and through, a great pair of laundry appliances from the Great British Creda company of old and you have had the additional benefit of buying from a reputable last of a dying breed department store of old. Bought many of my appliances from Allders in Chester....

AS for the bearings what replacements did you use ? where they SKF bearings and seal ? or from Homespares or Qualtex etc..

We use an engineering firm that might be able to make up a gas / spring loaded strut, I will send an email to him tomorrow and let you know. If you then deceide to let the Credas go then you can be assured they will be looked after within the realms of the club !!

 

[slpj]

Hi chaps, thanks for the replies and the emails.

The bearings I bought were from Amazon in 2013 by a company called Uni-fit, at a cost of about £9 quid inc postage. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003FTGYHG/ref=pe_217191_31005151_3p_M3T1_dp_1 There's a review on there, but it wasn't me, and now they are out of stock there anyway.

The originals were SKF.

The replacements that came as a packaged set including the seal, were NTN, and looked good quality. I actually still have the original SKFs that I took out, and would be quieter than the NTN's that replaced them, so I've toyed with putting them back in.

What I think happened to the originals, is that the seal failed and water got into the bearings, but that was after 25 plus years of use. I think the same may have happened again, but this time in only about 3 years. So perhaps it's the seal causing the problem?

But anyway, I think that even if I can get the correct bearings and a suspension strut, I might prefer to have a new washer that won't need any attention for the next 15/20 years, which may well see me out. lol.

I stumbled on this site whilst searching for spares. Knowing that there really are people who conserve these is a nice thing. But I'll only be replacing the washer if I decide to do that, as a), the dryer works fine still, and b) there's sentimental value to both of them. If the washer wasn't playing up, I wouldn't consider replacing it.

I'll have a read of the emails and reply to you both.

 

[optima]

Creda Ti 1000

Creda One Thousand. Never ever would i have thought i would see one again.